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Thread ID: 46624	2004-06-30 08:40:00	Partitioning Maxtor external drive	LynH (669)	Press F1

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248599	2004-06-30 08:40:00	I have a 120GB Maxtor external drive, which came with a FAT32 partition (117MB) and an unallocated partition (2.7MB). Instruction manual recommends reformatting to NTFS, which I have done. However I would like to format to 2 separate partitions of about 40GB each, leaving 40GB unallocated. How do I split the 117GB partition with WinXP Disk Management? In looking for the answer I also mistakenly selected "set partition as Active" from the right-click menu. What does this mean, and how can I reverse my mistake?	LynH (669)
248600	2004-06-30 08:49:00	Windows disk manager dies not allow resizing of partitions - as long as you have nothing on the new partition the task is easy - delete the new partition and make two new ones of the desired size. Alternatively use Partition magic or similar (if you have it) to resize the existing partition.	JohnD (509)
248601	2004-06-30 08:51:00	Once I delete the main partition, will the unallocated partition expand to the full size of the disk?	LynH (669)
248602	2004-06-30 08:54:00	The unallocated space is not a partition - but yes, the disk will consist entirely of unallocated space rady for you to create whatever partition(s) you need. Setting a partition active is for booting - I don't think that setting this will have any effect as you will still be booting from your first hard disk.	JohnD (509)
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